Tailors Gone Wild – Beginner Sewing Course!

Many years ago, I began learning how to sew on my own, through lots of trial-and-error (mostly error) and constantly looking up how to do this and that online. Aside from the fact that back then most Internet videos were only 360p, I bounced around a lot – inadvertently learning some advanced sewing techniques while remaining clueless about more basic …

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Eleventh Doctor “Snowmen” Costume Analysis

Eleven’s “Snowmen” costume is a one of my all-time favorites, of this or any other show. Although it was a radical departure from Eleven’s previously-established “looks,” in my opinion costume designer Howard Burden did a superb job with this particular ensemble. In this costume analysis, we take a detailed look at the hat, shirt, ties, trousers, and frock coat. (The …

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Eleventh Doctor “Anniversary” Waistcoat Sewing Tutorial

My updated 11th Doctor “anniversary” waistcoat sewing tutorial is now available! 🙂 As with previous tutorial updates, I polished the text a bit here and there so a few things were clearer, but the major updates are primarily the tutorial photos. Unfortunately, I used to photograph everything with flash and never really edited the images, but I still managed to …

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Eleventh Doctor “Anniversary” Waistcoat Analysis

In this third installment we’ll be examining the beautiful, fan-favorite waistcoat Eleven wore in the 50th anniversary special, “The Time of the Doctor.” Eleven would again wear this waistcoat briefly in his final special, as well as his regeneration scene – and Peter Capaldi would also wear it for his introduction. In this analysis, we’ll examine this “anniversary” waistcoat and …

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Eleventh Doctor Velvet Waistcoat Sewing Tutorial

My updated 11th Doctor velvet waistcoat sewing tutorial is now available! 🙂 As with previous tutorial updates, I polished the text a bit here and there so a few things were clearer, but the major updates are primarily the tutorial photos. Unfortunately, I used to photograph everything with flash and never really edited the images, but I still managed to …

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Eleventh Doctor Velvet Waistcoat Analysis

Continuing our look at Eleven’s snazzy waistcoats, in this installment we’ll be examining the velvet waistcoat that was first introduced with his “Snowmen” costume. He would continue to wear the velvet waistcoat for subsequent episodes, shorts, and other appearances, and later we’ll take a close look at the rest of the “Snowmen” costume ensemble. In this analysis, we’ll examine the …

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